Peruvians will stand much closer than you will probably like when in conversation. But it will be considered rude if you start backing away. And there is a fair amount of touching between men and men, men and women, and women and women while conversing. This includes hand on shoulders, hand on arms, and hand on hands.

What type of people are Peruvians?

The term traditionally denotes Peruvians of mixed indigenous and European ancestry (mostly Spanish ancestry).